• TrackenDaKracken
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    1 day ago

    This is sofa king stupid. Arresting honest, skilled workers just trying to make a living. I’m a little surprised DR Horton, Lennar, PulteGroup, etc. aren’t up in arms over this. But, I suppose billionaires of a feather flock together?

    There are not, and will not be, enough white, skilled construction workers to take the places of these immigrants for many, many years, if ever. The job is tough, pays too little, and the upcoming generations have zero interest in the trades. No one under 30 is going to trade school or getting on-the-job training in construction or any other trade. I said “white”, because that’s exactly what the billionaire fascists want, and imagine will happen. They can’t see the writing on the wall, I guess. Furthermore, it’s a young man’s trade, and the current generation of skilled workers are now aging out. Fifty-year-old men are hard pressed to do such work, and as I said, there’s no one behind them to take their place.

    Oh, and it’s fantasy that robots will take their place inside of 30 years. Also, 3D printed homes are just fluff and venture capital bait, and those still need skilled workers for everything but the bare walls.